Wildlifeof India
Rajasthan Toad-headed Lizard
Agamids & Forest Lizards
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Bufoniceps laungwalaensis
Basic stats
Diet
Beetles, flies, ants and wasps, grasshoppers; also small lizards
Habitat
Sandy desert ground
Range
Rajasthan Desert, Jaisalmer District; adjacent Pakistan
Size
Head and body up to 7cm
The Rajasthan toad-headed lizard, also called the Laungwala toad-headed agama, is an agamid lizard. The external ear opening is very small, the eardrum is deeply set, and the toes have fringes of flat, pointed scales. It can reach a snout-to-vent length of 7 cm (Wikipedia, general species account).
In India it is found in the Rajasthan Desert, in Jaisalmer District; the Reptile Database also lists adjacent Sindh in Pakistan. It lives on the ground and does not dig burrows, but can bury itself in sand by shivering. It preys on insects of the orders Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera and Orthoptera, and also on small lizards.
Quick answers
- What does the Rajasthan Toad-headed Lizard eat?
- Beetles, flies, ants and wasps, grasshoppers; also small lizards
- What habitat does the Rajasthan Toad-headed Lizard live in?
- Sandy desert ground
- Where is the Rajasthan Toad-headed Lizard found?
- Rajasthan Desert, Jaisalmer District; adjacent Pakistan
- How big is the Rajasthan Toad-headed Lizard?
- Head and body up to 7cm